Jake Thorold

Research Assistant

Jake is a history graduate with a wide range of interests from the role of arts and culture in society to international education initiatives. He has previously interned at the Clinton Foundation in New York, and produced a short film focused on the town of Grimsby.

Jake's Blog

Alaska gives all residents over $2000 per year, no questions asked. New survey data suggests this leads to big social benefits. We should be thinking more seriously about Universal Basic Income in the UK.

How can we think about policymaking in new ways more likely to achieve impact for citizens? The RSA has been collaborating with the Centre for Public Impact (CPI) to consider what a novel approach might look like.